Social geography of Aids in Brazil

Identifying Patterns of Regional Inequalities

Datos Bibliográficos

ID5270621
AutoresTatiana Rodrigues De Araujo Teixeira (Fundação Oswaldo Cruz), Renata Gracie (0000-0003-0225-3696, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz), Monica Siqueira Malta (Fundação Oswaldo Cruz), Mônica Malta (0000-0001-7634-6671, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz), Francisco I Bastos (0000-0001-5970-8896, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz)
Año2014
Volumen30
Número2
Páginas259-271
Fecha de publicación2014-02-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaCadernos de Saude Publica (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0102-311X • E-ISSN: 1678-4464
EditorialFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/0102-311x00051313
PMID24627055
OpenAlexW1719566491
SCIELO_PIDS0102-311X2014000200259
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas13
Referencias citadas24

The trend towards decline and stabilization of the AIDS epidemic in Brazil should be analyzed carefully, since aggregate data can mask regional or local inequalities in such a large and diverse country. The current study reevaluates the epidemic's spatial dissemination and the AIDS-related mortality pattern in Brazil. The study considered all AIDS cases diagnosed in individuals over 18 years of age and living in Brazil, as well as AIDS deaths recorded in 1998-2008. Three-year moving average rates were estimated, and a spatial analysis was conducted using a local empirical Bayesian method. The epidemic was only found to be expanding in the North and Northeast regions, while declining in the rest of the country, especially in the Southeast. According to the findings, the apparent stabilization of AIDS mortality tends to mask regional disparities. Social determinants of health and regional disparities should be taken into account in program development and policymaking

Geography · Inequality · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Demography · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions